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Written by: Nick Hardinges
Jan. 13, 2025
Physician Vanessa Kerry has been the World Health Organization's director-general special envoy ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 13, 2025
If the pop star has donated, she hasn't announced it publicly.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 13, 2025
Fires in Los Angeles in January 2025 forced more than 150,000 people to evacuate.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 13, 2025
Claims about the ownership of some of the buildings destroyed in the California wildfires circul ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 13, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office denied such a document ever existed and labeled Trump's cl ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 13, 2025
A still photograph captures a single moment in time, not a complete record of an hourslong event.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 13, 2025
During his time at the university, Musk allegedly showcased his entrepreneurial spirit by transf ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 13, 2025 (Updated: June 19, 2025)
Musk himself has said he uses the drug to treat depression, and he's frequently posted about it ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 12, 2025
According to a popular rumor, the show was inspired by a real 1986 hostage situation in which ca ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 12, 2025
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 12, 2025
1989 was a milestone year in the credit world, but statistical credit scoring has been around si ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 12, 2025
According to its privacy policy, TikTok tracks the "keystroke patterns or rhythms" of its users.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 11, 2025
A number of well-known quotes are attributed to the Founding Father.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 11, 2025
The U.K.-based consumer group Which? tested three Chinese air fryers and found they all asked fo ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 11, 2025
A car search-engine site analyzed nationwide data, but a closer look revealed possible problems.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 11, 2025
Conducted by a private genomics company, the analysis found 2% of tested hot dogs contained trac ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 10, 2025
"We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost- ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 10, 2025
Tesla laid off roughly 6,600 workers in spring 2024 — around the same time labor statistics show ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 10, 2025
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfire left many communities beyond recognition.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 10, 2025
Trump's conviction on counts of felony in the Stormy Daniels case stands.
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